SULU SEA, Philippines (Jan. 23, 2013) Members of a Navy salvage assessment team work aboard the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), which ran aground on Tubbataha Reef, Jan. 17. The Navy and Republic of the Philippines Coast Guard are working to safely recover the ship while minimizing environmental effects to the reef.

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